Woe is me

[NHSparky]

Let's do a little math here while we're at it, boys and girls.

An 8 oz serving of 2 percent milk has about 120-130 calories.  16 servings per gallon, if they're going through 4 gallons a week (64 servings/week) that means everyone gets at least two servings per day--250-260 calories.  Two slices of bread have about 120 calories.  One loaf per day means they're all getting at least two servings a day from there--another 240-250 calories.

500 calories a day from bread and milk alone.  And we're not into the sugars, chips, fatty foods, etc.

I'm gonna take a wild ****ing guess here and say that none of these people in this family are exactly pushing the low end of the BMI index.  Just guessing, mind you.

[seahorse513]

As for milk, never had a gallon that didn't spoil. Just don't drink enough of it or make enough things with milk. Being a bachelor, my sustenance is comprised of 99% meat and that's on the grill.

Same here, being single. If I do have recipes that call for milk, I will get just enough for that recipe and that's it. Usually just the pint size works.

[Rebel]

They f'ed up when they made a bunch of other shit available with the EBT. Make NO mistake about it, this was the liberals' intention.

[NHSparky]

When I was bacheloring it, I rarely if ever went through a 1/2 gallon in a week.  Even with five people in the house now, it's rare we go through more than two gallons.

And with spring and summer coming, I drink more water and tea (and beer!) than anything else.  A 48-pack of tea bags makes 6 gallons, and costs something like $3 at WalMart (if that.)

Hell, I live on sun tea from now until about September.  And the only sweetner I ever put in it is the very rare package of Splenda or Sweet-N-Low.  Regular tea and a slice of lemon.  All good.

[NHSparky]

I'm thawing out a roaster I picked up at the commissary. 6.25 lb @ .89/lb, $5.56 for 2 dinners and a week's worth of soup!

And even if you don't like the soup, I love taking the bones and making stock out of it.  I make a killer pork green chile and chicken stock is one of the ingredients.  I'll get Scoobie to like my green chile burritos if it's the last thing I do, dammit!!!   

[Evil_Conservative]

This seems like the perfect thread to share this picture again.  Taken at our local Food 4 Less in Las Vegas.

[Gina]

This seems like the perfect thread to share this picture again.  Taken at our local Food 4 Less in Las Vegas.

Holy crap!

[Eupher]

You'd be surprised.

While in Alaska we had a family come in for an obesity consult on their not-as-yet-school-aged child. Sure as shit, the child was obese.

He was drinking a gallon of 2% milk a day and 5 large glasses of juice on top of it.

The medical provider gave her best judgment and opinion on the matter.

The family left somewhat peeved.

No, actually, I'm not surprised at all. I think we're all saying the same thing here:

1.  The welfare whiners expect the EBT handout to provide every food item that their lazy asses think they need, to wit fresh milk and store-bought bread. The idea has apparently never occurred to them that they can actually save money and eat well by buying perfectly digestible food items that don't command a premium price. Homebaked bread is incredibly cheap to make - bread flour, yeast, a little sugar and a little oil. Oh, and some water. The highest cost item in that list is probably the yeast. And while it's generally considered nasty, if you've got a kid downing a gallon of milk a day, I guaran-damn-tee you that amount of consumption will drop considerably if the lazy ass welfare whiners substitute reconstituted milk for fresh. Or cut it half-half. Bottom line here is, the welfare whiners don't exercise any sort of budgeting process -- they're lazy, their every need is provided, so they piss and moan when something doesn't go the way they think it should.

2.  As has already been pointed out, the caloric and carbohydrate intake typical of lazy fatasses like many of those who brandish EBT cards is considerable. Most of those who wear those cards like badges of honor are not candidates for the Donner group in the Sierras in January.

It's a ****ing outrage that things like Red Bull drinks are EBT eligible. Who makes these bullshit decisions? Sonsabitches need to be keelhauled.  

[Gina]

so I googled and found this

What kind of foods can be purchased with an ebt card?In: Food & Cooking, Dogs (Canines) [Edit categories]


Answer:   
Walmart will sell you a 12 pack of Red Bull for around $20.00 including tax on your EBT.

Reply:

http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/faqs.htm#10

Food Stamp F.A.Q.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program "a.k.a. SNAPS" "a.k.a. EBT Card"

Taken right from the SNAPS Web Site:

Households CAN use SNAP benefits to buy:

Foods for the household to eat, such as: -- breads and cereals
-- fruits and vegetables
-- meats, fish and poultry; and
-- dairy products Seeds and plants which produce food for the household to eat.
Households CANNOT use SNAP benefits to buy:


Beer, wine, liquor, cigarettes or tobacco Any nonfood items, such as: -- pet foods;
-- soaps, paper products; and
-- household supplies. Vitamins and medicines. Food that will be eaten in the store. Hot foods


Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_kind_of_foods_can_be_purchased_with_an_ebt_card#ixzz1tcc7fFDM

and I found this on ehow

The Basics
EBT benefits are redeemed at the checkout counter. The EBT card is swiped and the cost of eligible food items is deducted from the participant’s monthly benefits. Aside from hot foods, nearly any type of food product (including seeds for planting) can be purchased using EBT.

Limitations
In order to prevent abuse of EBT benefits, many items can not be purchased with EBT benefits. These include alcohol, vitamins and medicines, tobacco and household items. Because protein powder often falls into the category of supplements, it can often not be purchased.

Solution
Check out the product label on the back of protein powders to determine if they can be purchased with EBT. If the label head reads “supplement facts,” it is considered a supplement and can not be purchased using EBT. If the label head reads “nutritional facts,” then the protein powder is classified as a food, and EBT benefits can be used to purchase the product.



Read more: How to Buy Protein Powder With EBT | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/facts_6932811_buy-protein-powder-ebt.html#ixzz1tcdm1S4z

then I found this forum which is really a sad topic

http://www.bigbigforums.com/off-topic-chat/627087-papa-johns-takes-ebt-cards-2.html

The one with the money on it can be used anywhere, just like a reg debit card. here the cards r the same looking. I get just stamps and it can be used at Papa Murphys.]

As for the deli, anything that is not hot, can be bought. I think those rules r the same everywhere and the little rules depend of the store.

Can't buy redbull at Walmart but you can at the gas

[Rebel]

No, actually, I'm not surprised at all. I think we're all saying the same thing here:

1.  The welfare whiners expect the EBT handout to provide every food item that their lazy asses think they need, to wit fresh milk and store-bought bread. The idea has apparently never occurred to them that they can actually save money and eat well by buying perfectly digestible food items that don't command a premium price. Homebaked bread is incredibly cheap to make - bread flour, yeast, a little sugar and a little oil. Oh, and some water. The highest cost item in that list is probably the yeast. And while it's generally considered nasty, if you've got a kid downing a gallon of milk a day, I guaran-damn-tee you that amount of consumption will drop considerably if the lazy ass welfare whiners substitute reconstituted milk for fresh. Or cut it half-half. Bottom line here is, the welfare whiners don't exercise any sort of budgeting process -- they're lazy, their every need is provided, so they piss and moan when something doesn't go the way they think it should.

2.  As has already been pointed out, the caloric and carbohydrate intake typical of lazy fatasses like many of those who brandish EBT cards is considerable. Most of those who wear those cards like badges of honor are not candidates for the Donner group in the Sierras in January.

It's a ****ing outrage that things like Red Bull drinks are EBT eligible. Who makes these bullshit decisions? Sonsabitches need to be keelhauled.  

This is NO bouncy, but something that actually happened to me in the Evans Walmart last year. I'm behind a guy that has a bunch of stuff in his hands. My buggy is half empty/full, whatever you want. I pull my stuff to the back of my buggy and ask him if he wanted to put his stuff in the front. He had a lot of stuff in his hands and the line was pretty long. He did so and we started talking a bit. He finally gets to the register, grabs my case of diet coke, and tells me he's got it, as if to do me a favor and pay for it. I tell him that's not necessary. He looks at me and says, no, seriously, I don't mind. I have EBT. Walking out, I pass him putting his things into his SUV, with a GA teacher's tag. That could be his wife, assuming he had one. The average salary of a teacher around Columbia County is about 50K. Not exactly Ramen wages.

^ that is the f'n mindset of these parasites. It's not their money. What the hell do they care? This guy was white. I was literally disgusted by that shit.

[Rebel]

There's a building right across the street from my office. It used to have just one tenant in it, but about a year ago, a tenant moved into the vacant suite. That tenant was some psychological counseling place that contracts for the government that deals with parasites. I'm assuming they government requires something like that to continue services. There's a good looking woman we've been ogling over these past years that works in the first tenant. Now, this is what we have to contend with:


Spot the parasite:

[Rebel]

^ That is literally every day. It's like watching Dances with Elephants.

[JohnnyReb]

^ That is literally every day. It's like watching Dances with Elephants.

Government solution to unemployment: Create an agency, make up some high sounding name for it, hire fat asses to work there, pass out checks, problem solved.

[Rebel]

Government solution to unemployment: Create an agency, make up some high sounding name for it, hire fat asses to work there, pass out checks, problem solved.

No, they don't work there; it's a psychological place. I'm thinking they go there to get some kind of BS proof on why they're supposedly disabled and why we, the taxpayer, should have to keep funding their fat asses, all the diagnoses being paid by the taxpayer, of course. Could be a lucrative business, ****ing over the tax payer and all.

[JohnnyReb]

No, they don't work there; it's a psychological place. I'm thinking they go there to get some kind of BS proof on why they're supposedly disabled and why we, the taxpayer, should have to keep funding their fat asses, all the diagnoses being paid by the taxpayer, of course. Could be a lucrative business, ****ing over the tax payer and all.

Oh. The county not to long ago built a new building for that here. Thank you Jimmy Carter.....well, that's when it was mandated for us.